287 ordspråk av Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler föddes den December 8th 1835 och dog den 18 June 1902 - English writer
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 Eating is touch carried to the bitter end. |
| Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or anything else, is always a portrait of himself, and the more he tries to conceal himself the more clearly will his character appear in spite of him. |
| Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself |
| Every one should keep a mental wastepaper basket and the older he grows the more things he will consign to it - torn up to irrecoverable tatters. |
| Everyone should keep a mental wastepaper basket, and the older he grows, the more things will he promptly consign to it. |
| Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint. |
| Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself. |
| Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself. |
| For 'tis in vain to think or guess, At women by appearances |
| For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools |
| For brevity is very good, where we are, or are not understood |
| For daring nonsense seldom fails to hit, Like scattered shot, and pass with some for wit |
| For every why he had a wherefore |
| For he by geometric scale / Could take the size of pots of ale. |
| For justice, though she's painted blind, Is to the weaker side inclined |
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Proverb (1469548 st) Search
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Authors (167535 st) Search
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Born (10495 st)
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Toplists (6 st)
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
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